Long-term, the Vice President of the Brookings Insitute said some kind of no-fly zone would need to be imposed
Now with the regime using Scud missiles and chemical weapons, it has become too late to even demand no-fly zones
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his Syrian counterpart could have Avoided war by implementing reforms
Lavrov said that the Syrian opposition is responsible for the delay in holding a scheduled international conference on Syria in Geneva
The fall of the Syrian town of Qusair to Assad’s forces shows that the regime is poised to secure its position for the long term. The opposition must address its serious shortcomings
Obama chose the wrong stance in syria and allowed the Assad regime, along with the Iranians and Hezbollah, to besiege the popular uprising until it became a danger to the region
The offer was reportedly made recently via U.N. ESCWA director and former Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Trade, Abdullah Dardari
The U.N. decided Russia could not replace the Austrian peacekeepers as a permanent member of the Security Council
Official says any new transition government in Syria will have full authority over the Syrian army and security forces.
The conference would begin with a high-level meeting over two days chaired by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
France says the Syrian regime has used chemical gases and “all options” are now on the table
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UNHRC, Faisal al-Hamwi said the U.N.’s investigative committee had exaggerated the results and ignored crucial information.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich said Russia rejects of the deployment of foreign weapons in the territories of Syria’s neighboring countries, saying it risked destabilizing the volatile region.
Statement comes following visit to Moscow of Kurdish delegation
Russian spokesman says Syrian Army conducting counterterrorism operations in the town
Liwaa al-Islam say thermal-guided missile destroys regime tank in the district Monday
Even a reverse reading of Afghanistan’s experience would be a misleading one, as the concurrence between the Americans and the Jihadists was an agreement of interest, rather than an alliance under one regional political umbrella
Al-Nusra has become a big necessity for all parties concerned, except for the Syrian people who wish to see the immediate cessation of the massacre
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syria would be willing to attend peace talks with the opposition in principle, but any subsequent deal would have to be approved by a referendum. The Syrian Observer republishes the interview as translated and published by SANA
Lavrov says the National coalition does not want dialogue and its demand regarding Assad’s departure is impractical
